2012 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament began on March 3 and continued through March 7.[1] The regular-season champion Montana Grizzlies won the tournament and with it an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2012 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams6
First round sitecampus sites
Semifinals siteDahlberg Arena
Missoula, Montana
Finals siteDahlberg Arena
Missoula, Montana
ChampionsMontana (8th title)
Winning coachWayne Tinkle (1st title)
MVPKareem Jamar (Montana)
TelevisionAltitude, ESPN2 (final)
2011–12 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana †15–1 .938  25–7  .781
Weber State14–2 .875  25–7  .781
Portland State10–6 .625  17–14  .548
Eastern Washington8–8 .500  15–17  .469
Idaho State7–9 .438  9–21  .300
Montana State7–9 .438  12–17  .414
Northern Colorado5–11 .313  9–19  .321
Sacramento State5–11 .313  10–18  .357
Northern Arizona1–15 .063  5–24  .172
† Conference tournament winner

Unlike many NCAA Division I conferences, the Big Sky does not invite all of its teams to its postseason tournament—only the top six teams in regular-season play qualify. The top two teams receive a bye into the semifinals, and the field is reseeded after the first round so that the 1 seed plays the lowest remaining seed.

The tournament's first round, involving the 3 through 6 seeds, was played on campus sites, specifically the home arenas of the 3 and 4 seeds—respectively the Peter Stott Center in Portland, Oregon, home to the Portland State Vikings, and Reese Court in Cheney, Washington, home to the Eastern Washington Eagles. The semifinals and championship were at Montana's home of Dahlberg Arena in Missoula.

Bracket
  Quarterfinals
March 3, 2012		 Re-seeded Semifinals
March 6, 2012
Altitude		 Championship Game
March 7, 2012
ESPN2
                           
       
  1 Montana 74  
    4 Eastern Washington 66  
4 Eastern Washington 81
  5 Idaho State 75  
    1 Montana 85
  2 Weber State 66
         
       
2 Weber State 69
    3 Portland State 63  
3 Portland State 75
  6 Montana State 53  

First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds
Semifinals and Championship game hosted by Montana

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References
  1. "2012 Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved October 13, 2011.
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